Shack Toolbox is Ready for Joomla 4

 Shack Toolbox is Ready for Joomla 4

Shack Toolbox is now available for Joomla 4 users! You can download Shack Toolbox version 4.0 and the same package file will work on both Joomla 3 and Joomla 4. This is the 17th extension that we've updated for Joomla 4.

Shack Toolbox is the best way to show pop-ups and modals on your Joomla site. Shack Toolbox has over a dozen media and marketing integrations, including Twitter, Google Maps, Joomla articles, and much more.

Shack Toolbox has many different design and layout options for your content. You can choose from many different themes. You can also select from effects that include pop-ups, lightboxes, slide-in, bottom bars, fade-ins and sidebars.

Please note: Unlike all our other Joomla 4 updates, there are some feature changes in this release. We have removed some media integrations that were outdated, including Freshmail and Seblod, plus some themes with outdated designs. Click here for the full changelog.


Explore the main features of Shack Toolbox


Shack Toolbox

Many media and marketing integrations

Shack Toolbox comes with over a dozen working media and marketing integrations. This extension integrates your Joomla site with Google Maps, YouTube, Vimeo, and many other sources.


Useful placements and beautiful effects

You can choose to show your Shack Toolbox content in a button, a tab, or leave it visible by default. Then you can reveal it as a slidebox, lightbox, bottom bar or with an accordion effect.

Shack Toolbox

Shack Toolbox

Many customizable themes

You can choose from multiple available themes to display your content. You can customize multiple options for each theme, including corners, shadow, width, height, colors and more.


Display content with a variety locations

You can decide where to display your content, from fixed positions on the top, left, right and bottom of your site, to native module positions within your template.

Shack Toolbox

Shack Toolbox

Place an easily visible button on your site

Shack Toolbox is great for placing content where your visitors can easily find it. You can place Shack Toolbox around the outside of your site and when the user clicks on it, the content will be displayed as a popup or slide.


Display content in a bottom bar

With the GDPR and cookie policies, many of us need to show messages to visitors. The bottom bar location with Shack Toolbox is perfect to display your site's policies.

Shack Toolbox

Shack Toolbox

And much more!

Shack Toolbox has a complete set of features to create beautiful content. Shack Toolbox allows you to present content in a unique way without taking extra space from your site.


About the author

Steve is the CEO of Joomlashack. Originally from the UK, he now lives in Sarasota in the USA. Steve has been involved with Joomla since 2006.